Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance and Top Management

Gender Diversity in Corporate Governance and Top Management

This article examines whether and how the participation of women in the firm's board of directors and senior management enhances financial performance. We use the Fama and French (1992, 1993) valuation framework to take the level of risk into consideration, when comparing firm performances, whe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Business Ethics. - Springer Science + Business Media. - 81(2008), 1, Seite 83-95
1. Verfasser: Francoeur, Claude (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Labelle, Réal, Sinclair-Desgagné, Bernard
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of Business Ethics
Schlagworte:Gender diversity Corporate governance Agency theory Stakeholder theory Mathematics Social sciences Business Economics
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